» Lewis Pugh's mind-shifting Mt. Everest swim - Lewis Pugh (2010)
20 hours ago by TEDTalks (video) from Lewis Pugh
After he swam the North Pole, Lewis Pugh vowed never to take another cold-water dip. Then, he heard of Mt. Everest's Lake Imja -- a body of water at an altitude of 5300 m, entirely created by recent glacial melting -- and began a journey that would teach him a radical new way to approach swimming and think about climate change.

» Public Speaking Tips: Weekend Review [2010-07-31]
1 day ago by Six Minutes: A Public Speaking and Presentation Sk from Andrew Dlugan
Six Minutes weekend reviews bring the best public speaking articles to you. This review features topics including: storytelling points; technical speaking challenges; speech editing; warming up your voice; vocal projection; delivery versus discussion; handouts; using the iPad while speaking; Dilbert on speaking fear; and more! Speechwriting Doug Stevenson offers a two-part lesson on distilling the ...

» Chart concept - painted billboard
1 day ago by Sticky Slides
This vintage-style ad found on Ads of the World can easily be replicated in PowerPoint. A white box, semi-transparent with a bit of soft edges and a nice font against an image of a brick wall and you're done.

» Emotion in Speeches
1 day ago by Successful Speeches Blog from John Watkis
I just came across this interview with retired professor of speech writing, Jerry Tarver. Tarver speaks from experience, not theory, so I enjoy hearing what he has to say. In this 13-minute video, he brings up some nuggets of wisdom that every speaker, speechwriter and communications professional will benefit from. Enjoy

» Laurie Santos: A monkey economy as irrational as ours - Laurie Santos (2010)
1 day ago by TEDTalks (video) from Laurie Santos
Laurie Santos looks for the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. A clever series of experiments in monkeynomics shows that some of the silly choices we make, monkeys make too.

» Make Movie Play Automatically in PPT 2010
1 day ago by The PowerPoint® Blog from Troy Chollar
Because the default action requires the mouse to be seen during the presentation - something not allowed in any large stage production, I change the play animation on every movie. Here is my process: 1. Insert the video: INSERT tab >> VIDEO 2. Locate movie on computer 3. Select movie >> ANIMATIONS tab >> click PLAY to change from PAUSE 4. Change ON CLICK to WITH PREVIOUS 5. Open the ...

» Why Most Self-Help Books are Garbage
2 days ago by Overnight Sensation - Public Speaking, Communicati from James
I try to read at least one book per week. It doesn’t always happen, but I try. While I love sci-fi and other fiction, I always find myself drawn to non-fiction so the majority of these books are from the self-help category. I don’t know what it is that draws me in – perhaps the [...] Related posts:If Only Life Were as Easy as Personal Finance Books Make it Sound Review: Personal De ...

» Oops, I thought I deleted that?
2 days ago by Sticky Slides
PowerPoint files can still contain information that you thought was long gone. Watch out with this, especially when sharing files with outsiders via email, or on content sharing platforms such as SlideShare. The easy solution is to convert PowerPoint files to PDF. If you want to stick to the PowerPoint format, here are some things to watch out for: Data charts (bars, pies, columns) in PowerPoin ...

» John Delaney: Wiring an interactive ocean - John Delaney (2010)
2 days ago by TEDTalks (video) from John Delaney
Oceanographer John Delaney is leading the team that is building an underwater network of high-def cameras and sensors that will turn our ocean into a global interactive lab -- sparking an explosion of rich data about the world below.

» The Mathematics of Powerful Communication: Concrete +gt; Abstract
2 days ago by speakfearlessly.net from terrygault
by Terry Gault This article from NPR's website makes the point that abstract communication is FAR less effective than concrete communication. "Concrete and abstract words activate different parts of the cerebral cortex. Concrete words like hammer, hit and hard are processed more by areas at the back of the brain that handle visual and spatial information. Abstract words like justice, fa ...

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